Toy.



E. J. SCHOWALTER.

TOY.

APPLIOATION IILBD 00w. 2, 1912.

1,071,805, Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

CnLuMmA PLANOURAPH 60.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

EDWARD JOHN S(III-IOVVAL'JTER 03E RACINE, WISCONSIN.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2,1912. Serial No. 723,464.

To all LO/LOUD it may concern Be it known that I, EowAno J. Sonowanrm, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county ofRacine and State of vVisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toys; and I do hereby declare that the following'is afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein particularly set forth withreference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims ofthis specification, its object being to provide simple, economical andplea ing toys, each comprising a stationary picture member, asuperimposed movable picture member and means for manipulating themovable picture member to vary its position with respect to thestationary picture member so as to produce novel effects amusing orotherwise according to the picture as a whole.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a front elevation of a toy inaccordance with my invention partly broken away; Fig. 2, a rearelevation of the same having parts thereof broken away, and Fig. 3, avertical section of the toy indicated by line 3--3 in Fig. 2. Referringby numerals to the drawings 4 indicates a card bearing a port-ion 5 of apicture that is either printed or applied on the card and is stationary.Another portion of the picture is likewise on a card (3 that may be outupon outlines of said picture, as is herein shown, and the latter cardis movably superimposed upon the face of the one aforesaid.

A spacer 7, in the form of a disk or otherwise, is fastened by pastingor other suitable means upon the back of the card 6 and has play in anopening 8 with which the card 41: is provided, the opening beingcircular, as shown, or of other suitable contour. The back of the spaceris suitably secured to a mover of any suitable form and material, theone 9 herein shown being a strip of cardboard of gradually decreasingwidth in a downward direction and preferably provided with an outer stud10 of sandpaper suitably secured thereto, abrasive side outermost.

As herein shown, the card 4 may be provided with a slit 11 in which toguide a portion 12 of the movable member of the picture, and it is alsoshown that said movable member of the picture may be attached to anotherspacer 13 that has play in an opening 1+ in said card 4 and is connectedto a stay-piece 15; This stay-piece laps the back of the card t andprevents the adjacent movable picture member from being sprung outwardfrom the plane of its movement.

A liackmg 16 1s shown attached to the card 4: to conceal the greaterportion of the mover 9 and stay-piece 15 in connection with the spacers7 and 13, respectively, an opening 17 being provided in the backingthrough which access is had to the stud 10 on said mover. Because of theposition of the opening in the backing, the mover aforesaid cannot besprung away from the adjacent card. By manipulation of the mover, themovable portion of the picture may be reciprocated in a straight lineand oscillated at any position of its vertical adjustment, and these twomovements may be combined at the pleasure of the ope 'ator.

In matters of detail the construction and arrangement of parts hereinspecified may be indefinitely varied without departure from the scope ofmy invention as set forth in the claims herewith.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising a stationary picture member having a slit, asuperimposed movable picture member having a portion thereof guided insaid slit, a mover behind the stationary picture member, and meansconnecting the movable picture member and mover through a play openingprovided in the stationary picture member.

2. A toy comprising a stationary picture member, a superimposed movablepicture member, a mover, means connecting the movable picture member andmover through a play opening provided in the stationary member, andmeans preventing said movable picture member from being sprung away fromsaid stationary picture member.

3. A toy comprising a stationary picture member having a play openingtherein, a superimposed movable picture member, a mover, and a spacer insaid opening connected to the movable picture member and the mover.

l. A toy comprising a stationary picture member having a play openingtherein and a slit, a superimposed movable picture memher having aportion thereof guided in said slit, a mover, and a spacer in saidopening connected to the movable picture member and the mover.

PatentedSepia-2,1913,

5. A toy comprising a stationary picture member having play openingstherein, a superimposed movable picture member, spacers attached to themovable picture member and engaging said openings, a mover in connectionwith one of the spacers, and a stay-piece in union With another of saidspacer. V a

6. A toy comprising a stationary picture member, a superimposed movablepicture member, a mover, means connecting the mover and movable picturemember through c an opening provided in the stationary picture member,and means preventing the mover from being sprung outward from the planeof its movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atthe city of Racine in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin in thepresence of vtvvo Witnesses.

JEROME A. GROULIK, Joe. C. POKORNY.

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